Competitive Advantage in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A Systematic Mapping Study

Heriyanto Meyzi (), Febrian Achmad Fajri (), Sugiarto Meilan (), Handoko Tito () and Syofian ()
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Heriyanto Meyzi: Department of Business Administration, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia.
Febrian Achmad Fajri: Department of Business Administration, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia.
Sugiarto Meilan: Department of Business Administration, UPN Veteran, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Handoko Tito: Department of Government Studies, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia.
Syofian: Department Of Public Administration, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia

Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development, 2021, vol. 43, issue 1, 77-89

Abstract: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is likely to have an advantage over competitors due to their strategic plans. Meanwhile, some of the strategic factors considered important to have a competitive advantage include human resource development, knowledge management, and Information and Communication Technology. They have been found to build and sustain a dominant position for rivals, but there is a need to consider the state of the art of competitive advantage by entrepreneurs or academics. Therefore, this study aimed to classify and identify scientific publications as well as to carry out a thematic review of recent literature to provide a comprehensive and thorough view of the competitive advantage in SMEs. This included the use of the Systematic Mapping Study (SMS) to review scientific articles related to competitive advantage depending on the focus, locus, and type of study. The results of this mapping are expected to contribute to both researchers and practitioners in determining the research focus gap and the next novelty of competitive advantage research. Thus, this study classified competitive advantage based on the overview of previous research topics and trends.

Keywords: competitive advantage; literature review; small and medium enterprises (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D01 D12 G29 L81 L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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